You may be sensing a theme here this week. I've finally made time to catch up to the commitments I made to these Farmers, and get their images done and posted. This shot is a great example of the fact that not all grain fields are flat, even on the incredibly vast Canadian prairies. In this part of Alberta, the hills have a gentle roll to them, and farmers are able to take their crops off with no problems. Mind you, when the Combine gets full, you stop where you are and wait for the Grain hauler to come to you for offloading.

The golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis) is a type of ground squirrel found in mountainous areas of western North America

This is a Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel, a closer relative of the Chipmunk than the Squirrel actually. I found it, along with about 50 others while driving in Jasper National Park in Alberta Canada. Not at all alarmed by my camera, it posed quite nicely for me. They live in the ground, generally at higher elevations in the mountains. The Multi colored lichen on the rock in this shot was a real extra bonus.